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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1994

CREATED,

HE SAID SINCE THE COURT PROSECUTOR GRADE WAS PROSECUTORS HAD PROVIDED AND WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT PLAY AN AND COST-EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN HONG KONG.

THERE ARE AT PRESENT A TOTAL OF 104 COURT PROSECUTORS IN HONG KONG, AS COMPARED WITH 22 IN 1979.

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NEW PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES

TWO NEW PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL ON WEDNESDAY (MAY

4) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AGED ABOVE 45 AND THE ELDERLY ABOVE 65.

INTRODUCING THE WOMAN HEALTH CENTRE AND THE ELDERLY HEALTH CENTRE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY), THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES), DR CHAN WAI-MAN, SAID WOMEN AND THE ELDERLY WERE VULNERABLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN HEALTH PROBLEMS.

DR CHAN SAID: "CANCER, HEART DISEASE AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES ARE NOW THE TOP THREE KILLERS IN HONG KONG AND MANY PEOPLE ALSO SUFFER FROM CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES.

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IF THESE DISEASES CAN BE PREVENTED OR DETECTED EARLY FOR APPROPRIATE CARE, MUCH OF THE SUFFERING AND PREMATURE

CAN BE AVOIDED," SHE SAID.

DEATHS

DR CHAN SAID THESE TWO NEW CENTRES WERE SET UP ΤΟ DETECT CERTAIN RISK FACTORS AND UNREPORTED DISEASES PREVALENT AMONG THESE TARGET GROUPS SO AS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH EARLY AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT.

CLIENTS ATTENDING THESE CENTRES WOULD HAVE ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT THROUGH HISTORY AND SIMPLE SCREENING TESTS, AND HEALTH

AND COUNSELLING TAILORED ΤΟ

THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

EDUCATION

DR CHAN SAID SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS LIKE BLOOD TESTS AND X-RAY WOULD BE ARRANGED ON A NEED BASIS.

AT THE WOMAN HEALTH CENTRE, SUCH SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS MIGHT INCLUDE MAMMOGRAPHY, A SPECIAL TYPE OF X-RAY, FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER, THE SECOND MOST COMMON CANCER AMONG WOMEN IN HONG KONG.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE TWO SERVICES WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A HEALTH RECORD WITH SUMMARY HEALTH FINDINGS. INDIVIDUAL HEALTH ADVICE IS GIVEN ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH NEEDS.

IF NECESSARY, THE CLIENTS WOULD BE REFERRED TO OTHER SERVICES FOR FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT, DR CHAN SAID.

/DR CHAN

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